Beck has shared yet another track from his upcoming release Morning Phase, out February 25th via Capitol Records. Stream the track "Waking Light" below. [Pitchfork]
With Thee Oh Sees on “indefinite hiatus,” frontman John Dwyer is forging ahead with his "hand-made electronics" solo project Damaged Bug. Visit Pitchfork to download the track "Photograph" from his forthcoming debut, Hubba Bubba, via Dwyer's Castle Face label. [Pitchfork]
It's an unlikely cover, but they make it work: downtempo duo Darkside (electronic producer Nicolas Jaar and guitarist Dave Harrington) take on the 1972 Nick Drake track “Things Behind The Sun,” from his classic Pink Moon album. The cover was recorded for Modular’s Modcast podcast: stream their hou…
Baltimore duo Wye Oak will release their next album, Shriek, on April 29 through Merge, and you can check out the track "The Tower" below. The twosome have also released a batch of US tour dates — no Seattle show yet — and in a press release, frontwoman Jenn Wasner states they'll donate $2 from th…
Barcelona’s Primavera Sound Festival have just announced the full lineup for their 14th edition, and it has all of dreaming of a trip to Spain to see these bands at the Parc del Fòrum along the waterfront.
Pixies have shared a new video for the atmospheric track "Magdalena" off their latest EP-2 (read an in-depth review of the EP on the KEXP Blog here). Check it out below, and don't forget to tune in to KEXP on Tuesday, February 18th for a LIVE session from this legendary band, including the debut o…
Last April, Band of Horses recorded their live performance at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. The band will release this 10-track acoustic collection, as the aptly titled, Acoustic at the Ryman on February 11. Check out the first sample, a bare bones of their 2007 track "Detlef Schrempf." [CoS]
In 2018, KEXP celebrated the 30th anniversary of local record label Sub Pop with a four-month retrospective, "counting up" every catalog number in their vast discography of over 1,200 releases. Dig into the archives of our catalog coverage, featuring in-depth coverage on the history of their releases.
